Postgraduate Taught Degrees

Postgraduate Taught Degrees

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Policy Evaluation

MSc

The MSc in Policy Evaluation provides you with the skills required to contribute to evidence-based policy formation and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) processes across a range of fields in the public sector, voluntary organisations and private service providers.

This course has January and September start dates. Apply Now.

Eligible self-funded international Masters students will receive the Aberdeen Global Scholarship. Visit our Funding Database to find out more.

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Duration: 12 or 24 months
Study Mode: Full Time or Part Time
Start Month: January or September
Learning Mode: On Campus Learning

Planetary Sciences

MSc

This programme is designed to provide students from any academic background an informed understanding of planetary atmospheres and landforms, space environment, remote sensing, data analysis, astrobiology and space systems engineering and instrumentation, giving you a springboard for a career in the rapidly expanding space sector.

  • This course has both January and September start dates.
  • Eligible self-funded international Masters students will receive the Aberdeen Global Scholarship. Visit our Funding Database to find out more.
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Duration: 12 or 24 months
Study Mode: Full Time or Part Time
Start Month: January or September
Learning Mode: On Campus Learning

Physician Associate Studies

MSc

Taught in a thriving medical school, our MSc in Physician Associate Studies delivers a modern and dynamic curriculum which ensures that you are equipped with the skills, attitudes and knowledge required to become a valued and key member of the clinical team.

**OPEN DAY** We are hosting an in person Open Day for MSc Physician Associate Studies on Wednesday 22 May 2024, as well as two Online Info Sessions on Thursday 28 March 2024 and Tuesday 21 May 2024, where you can find out more about the degree programme. Find out more and register here.

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Duration: 24 months
Study Mode: Full Time
Start Month: January
Learning Mode: On Campus Learning

Philosophy and Society

MLitt · PgCert · PgDip

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The MLitt in Philosophy and Society is an interdisciplinary programme that enables students to explore the connections between philosophical thinking and real-world social problems and questions.

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Duration: 6, 9, 12, 18 or 24 months
Study Mode: Full Time or Part Time
Start Month: September
Learning Mode: Online Learning

Petroleum Engineering

MSc

This programme is designed and delivered by industry experts to provide the necessary knowledge and skills required for an integrated study and evaluation of a prospect, leading to a viable oil and gas field development plan.

This programme has January and September start dates. Apply Now.

Eligible self-funded international Masters students will receive the Aberdeen Global Scholarship. Visit our Funding Database to find out more and see our full range of scholarships.

MSc Petroleum Engineering is also available to study part time online.

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Duration: 12 months
Study Mode: Full Time
Start Month: January or September
Learning Mode: On Campus Learning

Petroleum Engineering

ISS · MSc

The MSc Petroleum Engineering programme is designed with industry support and also includes the study of petroleum geology to produce world-class petroleum engineers, who are fully prepared to take up roles in the upstream oil and gas industry.

MSc Petroleum Engineering is also available to study full time on campus.

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Duration: 5, 27 or 30 months
Study Mode: Part Time
Start Month: January or September
Learning Mode: Online Learning

Petroleum Data Management

MSc

The MSc Petroleum Data Management has been designed in partnership with industry to meet the growing demand within the oil industry for professional petroleum data managers, possessing expertise seen as critical to maximising economic recovery.

The MSc Petroleum Data Management is also available to study part-time online.

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Duration: 12 or 27 months
Study Mode: Full Time or Part Time
Start Month: September
Learning Mode: On Campus Learning or Online Learning

Person-Centred Counselling

MSc · PgCert · PgDip

Our Person-Centred Counselling programme is the starting point for a career providing life-changing therapy. Full-time or part-time, you can achieve an MSc, PgDip or PgCert allowing you to progress to your chosen career.

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Duration: 6, 12, 18, 24 or 36 months
Study Mode: Full Time or Part Time
Start Month: September
Learning Mode: On Campus Learning

Person - Centred Counselling (Children, Young People and Adults)

Certificate · MSc

Examine the philosophy, theories, and research concerning the person-centred approach while developing a deeper understanding of the role counselling plays in society. This degree is grounded in the Person-Centred Counselling MSc but in the final year, it has a different outcome with students studying our Specialist Certificate for Counselling Children and Young People. This certificate can also be completed as a stand-alone course for qualified practitioners.

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Duration: 6, 18 or 36 months
Study Mode: Full Time or Part Time
Start Month: September
Learning Mode: Blended Learning or On Campus Learning

Peace, Security and International Law

LLM

Our LLM in Peace, Security and International Law is an interdisciplinary programme which explores how the disciplines impact the prevention, control, and conduct of conflicts in the modern world.

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Duration: 12 or 24 months
Study Mode: Full Time or Part Time
Start Month: January or September
Learning Mode: On Campus Learning

Peace and Conflict Studies

MSc

MSc Peace and Conflict Studies is designed for students wishing to develop an advanced knowledge of the intellectual terrain of conflict resolution and post-conflict peacebuilding

This course has both January and September start dates. Apply Now

Eligible self-funded international Masters students will receive the Aberdeen Global Scholarship. Visit our Funding Database to find out more.

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Duration: 12 or 24 months
Study Mode: Full Time or Part Time
Start Month: January or September
Learning Mode: On Campus Learning

Osteoarchaeology

MSc

This programme uses the unique archaeological collections of the University of Aberdeen, combined with the latest osteoarchaeological approaches and techniques, to provide students with the knowledge and practical skills to analyse human skeletons from archaeological contexts.

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Duration: 12 or 24 months
Study Mode: Full Time or Part Time
Start Month: September
Learning Mode: On Campus Learning

Oil and Gas Law with Professional Skills

LLM

If you want to study oil and gas law at the heart of the energy industry and its regulation our programme offers you insight and research since inception of the industry in Aberdeen from our excellent School of Law. Our highly-regarded Master's forms a strong base for development and acceleration of careers in oil and gas Law throughout the world and we have access to regulators in the city to help you learn.

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Duration: 12, 24 or 36 months
Study Mode: Full Time or Part Time
Start Month: January or September
Learning Mode: On Campus Learning

Oil and Gas Law with Professional Skills

LLM

Our LLM in Oil and Gas Law has produced outstanding energy lawyers for over ten years and has a unique positioning in Aberdeen - the ‘Oil Capital of Europe’. As we adapt to new requirements, we have introduced this new, flexible option to talented students seeking the convenience of studying online, which fits with employment or personal commitments. This is a blended learning programme that includes summer school for professional skills.

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Duration: 12 or 24 months
Study Mode: Full Time or Part Time
Start Month: September
Learning Mode: Blended Learning

Oil and Gas Law with Dissertation

LLM

This programme is highly regarded in the international oil and gas legal community, and as such has been a popular course taught at the University of Aberdeen for over 10 years. The University offers you an incredible depth of expertise from its learning and research in the European energy hub and enables you to be at the heart of regulation.

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Duration: 12 or 24 months
Study Mode: Full Time or Part Time
Start Month: January or September
Learning Mode: On Campus Learning

Oil and Gas Law with Dissertation

LLM

As our LLM in Oil and Gas Law celebrates over ten years of producing outstanding energy lawyers we offer a new flexible option to talented students seeking the convenience of studying online to fit with employment or personal commitments.

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Duration: 12 or 24 months
Study Mode: Full Time or Part Time
Start Month: January or September
Learning Mode: Online Learning

Oil and Gas Enterprise Management

MSc

The MSc Oil and Gas Enterprise Management provides the essential commercial, legal and scientific skills needed to progress to senior management level positions in the international hydrocarbons industry.

  • This course has both January and September start dates.
  • Eligible self-funded international Masters students will receive the Aberdeen Global Scholarship. Visit our Funding Database to find out more.
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Duration: 12 months
Study Mode: Full Time
Start Month: January or September
Learning Mode: On Campus Learning

Oil and Gas Engineering

MSc

Delivered from the centre of the Energy Capital of Europe, this programme provides students with a theoretical and practical grounding in the key technologies to pursue careers in the upstream and downstream oil and gas industry.

This programme has January and September start dates. Apply Now.

Eligible self-funded international Masters students will receive the Aberdeen Global Scholarship. Visit our Funding Database to find out more and see our full range of scholarships.

MSc Oil and Gas Engineering is also available to study part time online.

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Duration: 12 months
Study Mode: Full Time
Start Month: January or September
Learning Mode: On Campus Learning

Oil and Gas Engineering

ISS · MSc

Delivered from the centre of the Energy Capital of Europe, this programme provides students with a theoretical and practical grounding in the key technologies to pursue careers in the upstream and downstream oil and gas industry.

MSc Oil and Gas Engineering is also available to study full time on campus.

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Duration: 5, 27 or 30 months
Study Mode: Part Time
Start Month: January or September
Learning Mode: Online Learning

Offshore Engineering

MSc

Aimed at both practising engineers and recent graduates, this programme is designed to equip students with the skills needed to work in a wide variety of roles in the offshore engineering sector, including oil and gas and renewables.

This programme has January and September start dates. Apply Now.

Eligible self-funded international Masters students will receive the Aberdeen Global Scholarship. Visit our Funding Database to find out more and see our full range of scholarships.

This programme is also available to study part-time online.

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Duration: 12 months
Study Mode: Full Time
Start Month: January or September
Learning Mode: On Campus Learning

Natural Resources Law

LLM

Our innovative Masters programme allows students the opportunity to develop the relevant skills and knowledge in managing natural energy resources for future generations. This programme will equip students with the knowledge, and skills, to develop sound governance regimes within areas that raise the most fundamental issues for humanity.

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Duration: 12 or 24 months
Study Mode: Full Time or Part Time
Start Month: January or September
Learning Mode: On Campus Learning

Music

MMus · PgCert

The MMus in Music capitalises on research strength within the department of music and is intended for composers (vocal, instrumental, or electronic), performers, sonic artists, musicologists (of all kinds studying any genre), music education and community music practitioners with a specific interest in an area of musical study. Our MMus students can design their study by selecting one or two study concentrations from six paths: Community Music, Composition, Music Education, Musicology, Performance, and Sonic Arts. Applicants must confirm in their application which area(s) they wish to specialise in.

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Duration: 4, 9, 12 or 24 months
Study Mode: Full Time or Part Time
Start Month: January or September
Learning Mode: On Campus Learning

Museum Studies

MLitt

The one-year Museum Studies master's programme draws on the University’s extensive museum collections to enable you to explore critical approaches to museum theory while also studying the application of museum practice and research at first hand.

This course has both January and September start dates. Apply Now

Eligible self-funded international Masters students will receive the Aberdeen Global Scholarship. Visit our Funding Database to find out more.

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Duration: 12 or 24 months
Study Mode: Full Time or Part Time
Start Month: January or September
Learning Mode: On Campus Learning

Molecular Medicine

MSc

This programme aims to provide students with knowledge of molecular medicine and, uniquely, allows students to create their own curriculum from offered molecular medicine courses.

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Duration: 12 or 24 months
Study Mode: Full Time or Part Time
Start Month: September
Learning Mode: On Campus Learning

Modern History

MLitt

Our taught postgraduate degree in Modern History allows you to extend your knowledge, skills and interests in topics as diverse as the Civil Rights Movement; history of slavery; modern Middle East; Commonwealth, empire and globalization; constitutional monarchies; childhood and youth culture; history of science and technology; and the great conflicts and developments of the 20th century. We have particular strengths in Scottish, British, European, Middle Eastern, African and American history. Join our world-leading faculty to debate the issues that shape our society.

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Duration: 12 or 24 months
Study Mode: Full Time or Part Time
Start Month: September
Learning Mode: On Campus Learning

Mindfulness Professional Recognition

ISS

This programme offers the opportunity to gain a GTCS recognised qualification in Mindfulness through practice, reflection and greater understanding of the impact of mindfulness in the classroom.

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Duration: 24 months
Study Mode: Part Time
Start Month: January or September
Learning Mode: Online Learning

Microbiology

MSc

Designed to develop both your research and practical skills, our MSc in Microbiology will enhance your academic knowledge of the latest advances in microbiology and improve your employability and career prospects.

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Duration: 12 or 24 months
Study Mode: Full Time or Part Time
Start Month: January or September
Learning Mode: On Campus Learning

Medieval and Early Modern Studies

MLitt

Explore the historical and cultural connections between the North-East of Scotland, Pre-Modern Europe, and the global world. Examine the Medieval and Early Modern periods to understand the fundamental changes that connect the modern world with its past. Tailor your degree through diverse topics delivered by experts across specialisms and access historical archives dating back to the 15th century to advance your learning or career aspirations.

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Duration: 12 or 24 months
Study Mode: Full Time or Part Time
Start Month: September
Learning Mode: On Campus Learning

Medical Physics

MSc

Our MSc in Medical Physics will improve your knowledge of how technology can help diagnose disease, while you learn about all the major aspects of physics as applied in the modern clinical/health environment. The programme is delivered in partnership with NHS Grampian.

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Duration: 12 or 24 months
Study Mode: Full Time or Part Time
Start Month: January or September
Learning Mode: On Campus Learning

Medical Imaging

MSc

Our MSc in Medical Imaging will give you a deep understanding of how technology can help detect and study disease.

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Duration: 12 or 24 months
Study Mode: Full Time or Part Time
Start Month: January or September
Learning Mode: On Campus Learning

MBA (Global)

MBA

The MBA (Global) is designed to help you to change the way the world does business. Delivered online, it challenges you to explore forward-thinking and disruptive approaches to business alongside your international peers – gaining skills in leadership, innovation, change management, strategy development, sales and marketing.

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Duration: 24 months
Study Mode: Part Time
Start Month: September
Learning Mode: Online Learning

MBA (Business Analytics)

MBA

The MBA Business Analytics is designed for working professionals who are looking to apply analytics and data-driven decision-making to optimize their business performance. It offers the opportunity to lead, recognise contemporary business knowledge and skills that can take you to an exceptional level in terms of career progression, employability and earning potential.

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Duration: 12 or 24 months
Study Mode: Full Time or Part Time
Start Month: September
Learning Mode: On Campus Learning

MBA

MBA

The MBA is our on campus MBA programme. It is focused on the real needs of business and is designed to provide you with an opportunity to develop your understanding of the knowledge and skills required to succeed in today’s evermore challenging business world.

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Duration: 12 or 24 months
Study Mode: Full Time or Part Time
Start Month: January or September
Learning Mode: On Campus Learning

Masters in Theology

MTh

The Masters in Theology (MTh) allows students to choose either a specialist or a more generalist study route. Depending on the combination of courses taken, students can graduate with either the more general Masters in Theology (MTh) or a specialist degree in one of the following subject areas: MTh Biblical Studies, MTh Church History, MTh Systematic Theology, or MTh Theological Ethics.

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Duration: 12 or 24 months
Study Mode: Full Time or Part Time
Start Month: September
Learning Mode: On Campus Learning

Master of Public Health Online

MPH

Our fully online Master of Public Health (MPH) provides a flexible programme that can be individually tailored to meet your needs across a wide range of core and elective courses to support the professional development of a broad range of public health related careers and/or the pursuit of a postgraduate academic career.

MPH is also available to study full-time on campus.

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Duration: 24 months
Study Mode: Part Time
Start Month: January or September
Learning Mode: Online Learning

Master of Public Health

MPH

Our Master of Public Health (MPH) provides a flexible programme that students can tailor to meet their own needs across a broad range of professional accreditation standards in public health and/or to pursue an academic career.

MPH is also available to study part-time online.

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Duration: 12, 24 or 36 months
Study Mode: Full Time or Part Time
Start Month: January or September
Learning Mode: On Campus Learning

Marketing Management (online)

MSc

Become a sought-after marketer, capable of managing multiple teams and complex, multinational and digital campaigns.

Join a marketing Masters degree that puts practical skills front and centre. There are no dissertations or exams, just hands-on work, building your experience in:

  • applying and adapting marketing theories in the real world
  • appraising the market for opportunities and threats
  • thinking creatively to scope, refine and deliver marketing solutions with impact.

With expert guidance, you’ll graduate with confidence, the industry awareness you need to impress recruiters, and the ability to make unique marketing ideas and strategies a reality.

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Duration: 24 months
Study Mode: Part Time
Start Month: September
Learning Mode: Online Learning

Marketing Management

MSc

This programme is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Marketing, the leading professional body for marketers worldwide. It offers you the opportunity to gain a professional qualification that is highly sought after by employers and the course content is designed to ensure you will be fully equipped to take advantage of the best opportunities for a successful marketing career.

This programme is also available to study online.

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Duration: 12 or 24 months
Study Mode: Full Time or Part Time
Start Month: January or September
Learning Mode: On Campus Learning

Literatures, Environments and Places

MLitt

Explore literature’s relationship with place and environment at an ancient university, home to a collection of literary treasures spanning over 500 years. Delivered by experts in English literary studies, the programme provides you with practical and theoretical knowledge drawn from a wide range of critical and interdisciplinary perspectives. Through core and optional courses, we will address the ways literature reacts to and depicts environmental and ecological crises, the intersections between heritage, memory, literature, and location, and questions of cosmopolitanism, travel, and home across diverse time periods and genres.

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Duration: 12 or 24 months
Study Mode: Full Time or Part Time
Start Month: January or September
Learning Mode: On Campus Learning

Linguistics

MRes

The Masters of Research in Linguistics offers training and subject background to conduct research in Linguistics, with a fully tailored programme that covers methods required for your dissertation work and advanced seminars on topics related to your research interests. You will review literature in the field and challenge assumptions in research, undertaking an individual research project and gaining skills to enable you to eventually embark on doctoral study.

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Duration: 12 months
Study Mode: Full Time
Start Month: September
Learning Mode: On Campus Learning

Leadership in Professional Contexts

MSc · PgCert · PgDip

The programme is designed to provide opportunities for aspiring and existing leaders to explore and expand understanding of leadership as it relates to a number of organisational settings.

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Duration: 4, 9, 12, 18 or 36 months
Study Mode: Full Time or Part Time
Start Month: September
Learning Mode: Blended Learning

International Trade Law and Treaty Negotiation with Professional Skills

LLM

The first of its kind, this exciting programme from our highly-rated School of Law equips the next generation of lawyers and civil servants with a unique combination of specialist legal expertise and the practical skills for a sparkling career in the fast-growing and highly competitive field of international trade.

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Duration: 12 or 24 months
Study Mode: Full Time or Part Time
Start Month: January or September
Learning Mode: Blended Learning

International Trade Law and Treaty Negotiation with Professional Skills

LLM

The first of its kind, this exciting programme from our highly-rated School of Law equips the next generation of lawyers and civil servants with a unique combination of specialist legal expertise and the practical negotiation skills for a sparkling career in the fast-growing and highly competitive field of international trade.

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Duration: 12 or 24 months
Study Mode: Full Time or Part Time
Start Month: January or September
Learning Mode: On Campus Learning

International Trade Law

LLM

International trade law is an exciting and highly competitive field of law. At Aberdeen we’ve combined the teaching and research strength of our long-established law school and the calibre of our first-class teaching team with our growing international profile and activity to create options for this LLM.

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Duration: 12 or 24 months
Study Mode: Full Time or Part Time
Start Month: January or September
Learning Mode: On Campus Learning

International Trade Law

LLM

International trade law is an exciting and highly competitive field of law. This degree option has the added convenience of being designed as a flexible, online distance learning programme guided by our highly-experienced team of lawyers at our prestigious School of Law at a university highly rated for international outlook.

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Duration: 12 or 24 months
Study Mode: Full Time or Part Time
Start Month: January or September
Learning Mode: Online Learning

International Relations and Management

MSc

The MSc in International Relations and Management combines the study of how current international political and economic issues impact on how governments, businesses and other organisations operate globally.

This course has January and September start dates. Apply Now.

Eligible self-funded international Masters students will receive the Aberdeen Global Scholarship. Visit our Funding Database to find out more.

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Duration: 12 or 24 months
Study Mode: Full Time or Part Time
Start Month: January or September
Learning Mode: On Campus Learning

International Relations and International Law

MSc

MSc International Relations and International Law offers you an interdisciplinary perspective on global governance.

This course has both January and September start dates. Apply Now.

Eligible self-funded international Masters students will receive the Aberdeen Global Scholarship. Visit our Funding Database to find out more.

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Duration: 12 or 24 months
Study Mode: Full Time or Part Time
Start Month: January or September
Learning Mode: On Campus Learning

International Relations

MSc

The MSc in International Relations offers you the opportunity to study international order/disorder in relation to the interaction among states; transnational institutions; non-governmental organisations; multinational corporations; popular culture and everyday life.

This course has both January and September start dates. Apply Now.

Eligible self-funded international Masters students will receive the Aberdeen Global Scholarship. Visit our Funding Database to find out more.

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Duration: 12 or 24 months
Study Mode: Full Time or Part Time
Start Month: January or September
Learning Mode: On Campus Learning

International Political Economy

MSc

Do you want to understand the sources of stability and change in the global economic order?

International Political Economy prepares you to understand the structures, hierarchies, and power dynamics that regulate finance and trade, drive globalisation and economic nationalisms, and impact the distribution of wealth and poverty across and within states, regions, and the world.

This course has both January and September start dates. Apply Now

Eligible self-funded international Masters students will receive the Aberdeen Global Scholarship. Visit our Funding Database to find out more.

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Duration: 12 or 24 months
Study Mode: Full Time or Part Time
Start Month: January or September
Learning Mode: On Campus Learning

International Law with Professional Skills

LLM

The LLM International Law with Professional Skills offers students a comprehensive understanding of international law, incorporating discussions on recent trends and ongoing developments in the field. Tailored for individuals aspiring to become versatile international lawyers, this programme caters to various special interests such as international human rights law, environmental protection, and negotiation of trade agreements.

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Duration: 12 or 24 months
Study Mode: Full Time or Part Time
Start Month: January or September
Learning Mode: On Campus Learning